You make many valid points Dave, though the intent was not to board an aircraft. Also, the guy was able to get through security at 3 different British airports with a passport issued in one name and a boarding pass issued with another. Which I don't believe is supposed to happen. At 08:40 AM 1/19/2004 +0000, you wrote: > >IC- The point of the story was someone getting through airport = >security >with a > >IC- forged boarding pass. > >IC- > > >I would suggest that could happen at a great many airports. The >printing of boarding cards is hardly rocket science and no special >measures are used, as in bank notes, to avoid them being forged. If >you want security taken that far there are going to be even greater >delays while the boarding card is put under an ultra violet light >for example to highlight the security features on it. He wouldn't >have got access to an aircraft or got very close to one, all he did >was fool the security at the entrance to the departure lounge. > >As to the name on the one reported. Several members of Bin Laden >immediate family live in London and use Heathrow regularly, the >name would not have caused much if any concern. > >-- > > >Dave Hedges >LHR >www.uk-air.net